Barriers to Expanding Access to Higher Education
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OVERVIEW
While the Vermonters of today continue to prioritize education, higher education in particular is challenged. Access to college is limited by stretched family budgets and low aspirations. Links among colleges, vocational training centers, and high schools are weak, hindering preparation and deterring student enrollment. Meanwhile, postsecondary institutions compete for waning state and federal dollars.
THE BARRIERS
- The Realities of Cost & Debt
Financial barriers students, families, and institutions face and readiness barriers students encounter - The Need for Guidance & Preparation
Preparation and readiness barriers students encounter
- The Benefits of Higher Education
The benefits of and demand for higher education - Postsecondary Options for Vermont Students
The field of higher education comprises many organizations, institutions and options that students, families and other stakeholders—including philanthropists—must understand and navigate to be successful. - Promising Approaches
Vermont organizations employing promising approaches to make college more accesible and affordable and to prepare students for postsecondary success.